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Who Is to Blame for the 9/11 Attacks?

As congressional panels and the famed 9/11 Commission take issue with “what should have been” preceding the 2001 terror attacks on our country, we must be sure to assign blame properly. While the courtroom drama of the televised commission hearings rival some of Hollywood’s greatest products, I am reminded of Jack Nicholson’s passionate diatribe toward Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men . “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!” That’s right, “we” cannot handle the truth.

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